When Shifeng handed over the airport Construction Order, the NPC administrator confirmed that there were no mistakes. He then handed a list of airport designs to Shifeng.
Unlike other Advanced Buildings, an airport's construction wasn't possible with a Construction Order. As for the size of the airport, it depended on the player's capital.
Players could choose from three different sizes: Small, Medium, and Large.
The larger the airport, the more airships it could dock. Moreover, the better the airships would be.
How expensive! Shifeng felt as if he had become a pauper when he looked at the prices of the various airports.
The cheapest airport on the list was a Small Airport, which cost 50,000 Gold, while the most expensive one cost 150,000 Gold. As for the Medium and Large Airports …
Although he had known that the minimum price for a Small Airport was 50,000 Gold, he hadn't thought that there would be such a massive difference between the prices.
Of course, you got what you paid for.
With a little comparison, he could see how shabby the 50,000-Gold airport was.
The 50,000-Gold airport only had four Small Docks, and the airships they used were Common Small Airships. Meanwhile, the 150,000-Gold airport had six Small Docks, and all of the airships were Small Bronze Airships. Not only were they 30% faster than Common Small Airships, but they could also carry 50% more cargo. Overall, the profits they could earn were more than double.
However, after deducting the Guild's promotion costs and the Coins it had accumulated during this period, he only had a little over 90,000 Gold remaining. Purchasing the best Small Airport was clearly unrealistic.
Moreover, if he wanted to become the Secret Stone Fortress's Advanced Manager, he would need 60,000 Gold …
Although he still had two days before the Secret Stone Fortress's deadline, he could still earn a lot of money by selling rare materials and Guild Towns and Cities in the Ice Crystal World. However, even if he added up all the money he had earned, he would only be able to afford the cheapest airport and Secret Stone Fortress.
It seems I have no choice but to choose the cheapest airport. I'll just have to rebuild it when I have the money. Shifeng could not help but sigh as he looked at the list.
As long as players qualified to construct an airport in a town or city, they could build as many as they wanted. However, there was one drawback. There was no such thing as rebuilding an airport. For example, if a player wasn't satisfied with a Small Airport and wanted to replace it with a Medium Airport, they would have to pay the price of a normal Medium Airport instead of the Small Airport. In other words, they could tear down the Small Airport and rebuild it with a Medium Airport.
Because of this, even Super Guilds were reluctant to expand their airports after they had enough money.
"Lord Protector, as the first Chosen One to construct an airport in Star-Moon Kingdom, we have two Small Airports and one Medium Airport that we specially recommend. May I know if you would be interested?" the NPC senior administrator asked, smiling as he looked at Shi Feng, who was deep in thought.
"Let me take a look first."
Shi Feng's eyes glowed when he heard this. This kind of recommendation was equivalent to a disguised reward. Naturally, he had to take a look at it first.
Following which, the NPC, the NPC, the senior Administrator's's was handed handed.
Although the list was only one page with three types of airports, it took up the entire page. Aside from the detailed introductions, the list also contained some rules and regulations.
[Model 024 Small Airport] Selling price: 150,000 Gold. Has five Small Docks and one Medium Docks. It is equipped with five Small Bronze Airships and one Medium Bronze Airship. You can pay 60,000 Gold in advance and 200,000 Gold within a month. If you fail to pay this amount, you will regain ownership of the airport.
[Model 039 Small Airport] Selling for 180,000 Gold. It has six Small Docks and one Medium Docks. It is equipped with six Small Bronze Flying Ships and one Medium Bronze Flying Ship. You can pay 80,000 Gold in advance and 240,000 Gold within a month. If you fail to pay this amount, you will regain ownership of the airport.
Shifeng couldn't help his excitement as he looked at the two models.
Not only did the NPC offer pre-payment, but it also offered Medium Docks and Medium Flying Ships. Only Medium Airports had these facilities.
The Medium Flying Ships that docked at Medium Airports weren't just large. Most importantly, NPC merchants could transport large and special goods that Small Flying Ships couldn't.
Shifeng instinctively ignored the Medium Airport recommended by the NPC. The 500,000 Gold price alone was enough to make him give up.
"Esteemed Protector, are you satisfied with the spaceport above?" The NPC senior administrator asked as he looked at Shifeng. "If you can't decide right away or don't have enough funds, we can reserve the three listed airports for you for three days."
"No need. I choose the Type 024 Airport," Shifeng said without hesitation.
He couldn't afford a Medium Airport even if he was beaten to death. As for the Type 085 Airport, although it was a good option, the additional Small Docks and Small Bronze Flying Ship would only cost an additional 30,000 Gold. After all, an additional location would bring in more income. Moreover, players would have to wait less time.
If possible, he wanted to choose the Type 039 Airport as well. However, paying 80,000 Gold for the Type 039 Airport would drain him of all his funds. It would be difficult for him to collect the 60,000 Gold he needed to purchase the Secret Stone Fortress. Hence, he had no choice but to choose the Type 024 Airport.
As for paying 200,000 Gold within a month, although it would put a lot of pressure on the rapidly developing Ling YI Society, it wasn't impossible.
Moreover, with a Medium Docks and a Medium Flying Ship, he could most likely earn back a lot of money within a month. Not to mention, Silverwing Town's indirect income would also be greatly increased.
"Lord Protector, the Type 024 Airport you have chosen costs 150,000 Gold. May I know if you would like to pay in one lump sum or in installments?" the NPC senior administrator asked respectfully as he looked at Shifeng.
"I'll pay in installments." Shifeng then took out 60,000 Gold from his bag, instantly emptying his bag, leaving him with a pitiful 30,000 Gold.
"Very well." The NPC senior administrator accepted the money. After confirming that there were no problems, he explained, "The 60,000 Gold has been confirmed. We will send some people to Silverwing Town to begin construction immediately. We estimate that it will take two natural days to complete. If you wish to speed things up, you can choose to pay an additional 6,000 Gold to complete the construction one natural day earlier."
"Just build it as per normal," Shifeng said.
He had long since known that the construction of an airport would take a lot of time. This was also why he had chosen to construct the airport. If the airport's construction was completed one day earlier, he would be in a difficult position.
After dealing with the airport's construction, Shifeng returned to White River City's Candlelight Hotel. He also set aside his original plan to level with Ke Le and Alluring Summer. Instead, he had the two form a six-man party and head to the Besolo Hills, a neutral map near Starmoon Kingdom, to level up.
The Besolo Hills was a Level 70 neutral map occupied by Undead. Although the monsters here were roughly the same level as the Flame Demon's Valley, the Besolo Hills wasn't nearly as dangerous. Moreover, Undead creatures generally had low HP. With Cola's equipment, he could tank the Undead army inside the Besolo Hills. As for the rest of the team, they only had to drink the Holy Light Potion, which converted their attacks into light-type damage, doubling their damage.
In the past, many large Guilds in the Starmoon Kingdom had used this method to train their newcomers.
The only downside to this method was that Undead creatures were generally poor. Even if they killed a large number of the Undead in the Besolo Hills, they wouldn't earn enough money to purchase the Holy Light Potion.
After dealing with Ke Le and Alluring Summer's leveling issues, Shifeng returned to Candlelight's Special Forging Room and retrieved the Subclass Dark-Gold Design he had obtained from his quest reward.
Looking at the blank Dark-Gold Design, Shifeng grew slightly excited. He then took out the Hell Tank Design.
The Hell Tank wasn't something that could be produced by a single class. Instead, it was a tool made up of many different components. Forgers were only responsible for one component.
Among these components, the forger's main focus was the engine and the tank's outer shell. As an Intermediate Tank, both the engine and the tank's outer shell were only Fine-Gold rank. If he could upgrade one of them to Dark-Gold rank, the Hell Tank would receive a significant boost.
Originally, with Shi Feng's standards, it should have been impossible for him to upgrade the engine or the tank's outer shell. Even an Advanced Master wouldn't necessarily be able to do such a thing. However, the system had given him a blank Dark-Gold Design. He could forcefully upgrade a low-ranked design and use it as his creation, turning the impossible into a possibility.
Of course, he had never done such a thing before, nor had he heard of anyone else doing so. Hence, he wasn't sure if he could succeed or not. However, as long as he succeeded, the Hell Tank would become even more powerful.
Upgrading the tank's outer shell can increase the tank's Defense and durability. Right now, improving the tank's combat power is the most important thing. I should choose to upgrade the engine. Shifeng looked at the Hell Tank Design on the table. After giving the matter some thought, he chose to upgrade the engine.
Following which, Shifeng clicked open the blank Dark-Gold Design and selected the Hell Tank's engine.
After selecting the improved design, an analysis bar appeared before him. The bar then slowly grew and analyzed the design.
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